Gearing Your Fresh Level 80 Holy Priest: Matt’s Recommendations

Here it is, Priests. This is the list youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been waiting for. Remember, this isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t the absolutely best gear you can get at level 80 for pre-raiding. This is the fastest way to get gear you can get at level 80. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll provide you with quest options and purchase options. Cheap enchants and select gems will be at the bottom.

The goal here is to get your Priest geared as quick as possible without relying on the RNGness of instance grinding (or at least, running them as little as possible). Means itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s going to rely on BoEs and Quest rewards although I will provide a few choice recommendations for some instances.

Frostsavage Cowl (81 Spellpower): Same amount of Spellpower as above. Contains PvP stats like resilience. Not completely optimized for PvE. Does have Crit. Opt for the cowl if possible.

Neck

Titanium Spellshock Necklace (49 Spellpower): First piece of gear with a socket! Epic quality. Downside is that it could cause a dent in the wallet. No Spirit on this one either. Decent amount of Spellpower and crit.

Wispcloak (59 Spellpower, 20 MP5): Craftable by tailors. The tailor must have run all the normal dungeons and defeated all the end bosses in order to unlock this recipe. DoesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have Spirit but has a decent amount of MP5.

Shroud of Dedicated Research (46 Spellpower): Purchasable from Archmage Alvareaux. HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the Kirin Tor quarter master. Must be Honored with them in order to purchase.

Chest

Moonshroud Robe (105 Spellpower, 89 Spirit): Ouch. Just wait until you see the mats required for this bad boy.

8 Moonshroud

6 Bolt of Imbued Frostweave

1 Eternium Thread

1 Frozen Orb

MoonshroudÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s going to be the tough one. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s going to take Tailors around 16 days from start to finish assuming they blow their own cool downs. You can cut it down to 8 if you do some tactical trading here and there by exchanging cooldowns with other players.

Bauble-Woven Gown (81 Spellpower, 68 Spirit): Comes from the other Utgarde Pinnacle quest Junk in My Trunk. Great alternative to the Moonshroud Robe if you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t feel like breaking out the coin bag.

Wrists

Ancestral Sinew Wristguards (50 Spellpower, 27 Spirit): Slap on the Wyrmrest Accord tabard and start grinding your rep with them as much as possible. Contains a nifty Blue socket for more delicious Spirit gems.

Gloves

Moonshroud Gloves (76 Spellpower, 67 Spirit): This is the second and final piece of the Moonshroud Ã¢â‚¬Å“setÃ¢â‚¬Â. Not as expensive as the Robe, but can be pricey:

4 Moonshroud

4 Bolt of Imbued Frostweave

1 Eternium Thread

1 Frozen Orb

Gloves of the Time Guardian (60 Spellpower, 51 Spirit): Comes from the Caverns of Time quest: A Royal Escort. Are you prepared for the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Arthas yappingÃ¢â‚¬Â boss? Again, another cheapsauce alternative.

Belt

Fishy Cinch (60 Spellpower, 51 Spirit): Make friends with your fish pals, the Oracles. ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a few dailies you can do start with there. I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have the time to work on doing dailies with them yet.

Deep Frozen Cord (61 Spellpower): Plan B is to just hook yourself up with a tailor and make this BoE purchase. No Spirit. Has some crit, however.

Staff of Draconic Combat (408 Spellpower, 69 Spirit): See if you can get your hands on that beauty. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a Heroic drop from the Cache of Eregos in the Oculus (last boss). ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the bigger brother to MalygosÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Favor.

Weapons (1 Hand)

Flameheart Spell Scalpel (355 Spellpower): It feels really weird to use a weapon with hit rating on it due to the waste stats. But there arenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t any alternative daggers from quests or vendors. Purchaseable at Kirin Tor Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Revered from Archmage Alvareaux

Netherbreath Spellblade (355 Spellpower, 26 Spirit): However, if you run Heroic Utgarde Pinnacle and get lucky with Skadi the Ruthless, he just might drop this sword-like dagger for you. It makes me look dashing on my Dwarf.

Gavel of the Brewing Storm (355 Spellpower): More reason to make friends with or scaly friends. The Wyrmrest mace is purchasable after hitting Revered. Fail with lack of mana regeneration, however.

Weapons (Off hand)

Handbook of Obscure Remedies (59 Spellpower, 38 Spirit): For the low cost of 25 Emblems of Heroism, you can pick up this sweet offhand from the Emblem vendor.

Wands

Purifying Torch (26 Spellpower): Argent Crusade, at Revered, will give you access to their torch.

Wand of Ahnkahet (33 Spellpower): If you feel comfortable, run Heroic AhnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Kahet and try your luck at getting this wand.

Rings

Ringlet of Repose (43 Spellpower): All you gotta do is run Halls of Stone. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll drop off of MaidenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s little sister who happens to also be a Maiden.

Titanium Spellshock Ring (49 Spellpower): This epic level ring has zero mana regen but it does have a gem slot. You can opt to stuff in a regen gem of some sort or resort to it a spellpower red gem to ramp up your amperage. Up to you.

Spectral Seal of the Prophet (51 Spellpower): Head over to DrakÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Tharon Keep and toggle it onto Heroic for a challenge. With luck, this will drop off TharonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ja (Prophet).

Enchanted Wire Stitching (46 Spellpower): Say hello to Meathook! This ring drops in CoT: Stratholme off of Meathook. DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t worry, you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have to set it to Heroic.

Trinkets

Soul Preserver (75 Spellpower): YouÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re undoubtedly going to run Stratholme a few times. If youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re lucky, you might be able to get this trinket off the end boss. It will certainly help with the mana problems that most Priests have at this stage of the game.

Mercurial Alchemist Stone (59 Spellpower): Alchemists may wish to consider using this stone. It should last them for a while. In theory.

Talisman of Troll Divinity (73 Spirit): A whopping 73 Spirit on one trinket? Hell yes. I was lucky enough to get this on my first run through DrakÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Tharon Keep. The use effect will be a big bonus on fights with enrages or massive damage spikes. The net effect is that your target (or targets) should see a bonus to their healing received by ~290. Usable every 2 minutes.

Chest enchants Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Greater Mana Restoration would be the call IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d make here. Mats are a bit on the expensive side so make sure you get yourself a decent chest. Enchant Chest Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Major Spirit is a decent and cheap enchant to toss onto a blue for the time being until you replace it.

Cloak enchants Ã¢â‚¬â€œ If you can afford it, go for the Wisdom cloak enchant. Make sure you have a damn good cloak to go with it. Otherwise, for the low low price of 6 Infinite Dust, you can get a little extra Speed. Tailors get the option of further enchanting their own cloak withDarkglow Embroidery.

Bracer enchants Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Superior Spellpower is what I would consider for a top end Wrath level item. I wouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t use it on anything less than an epic quality due to the cost of the mats involved. Go ahead and stick on BC level enchants on your blues for the time being.

Belt Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Eternal Belt Buckle: Yes, there is an augment for belts. It is not an enchant but itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not any less important. Hit up your local auction house or blacksmith and make sure you get one of these belt buckles! It adds an extra gem slot to your belt! This could make or break your meta bonus! Get one!

Exceptional Spellpower: A good starter choice for Priests in terms of economic impact. Should be affordable for most players.

Exceptional Spirit: Slap this on a mana regen weapon of your choice. Or even keep it on your main weapon of choice. You canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t go wrong really.

Mighty Spellpower: ExceptionalÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s big brother Mighty increases your spellpower by 63 (compared to the 50 that the big E provides). 13 Spellpower. Can you justify the mats? If you can, go for it. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a tough pill to swallow though, early on in Wrath.

Major Intellect: Although itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s an old school BC enchant, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m wondering if itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s worth putting on a high intellect staff for the purposes of mana regen. Perhaps you could macro a weapon switch with Hymn of Hope so that it could provide a little bit more extra juice.

Gems

ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a lot more options for gem configurations. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll list all of the useful ones first.

Your gem configuration is going to largely depend on the meta you want to go for. You may have to switch to hybrid color gems instead of pure color gems in order to activate it. The general rule of thumb for entry level Priests is to go for mana regeneration and spellpower. This early in the game, youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to want to take a hard look at your Spirit and mana regen so that you have the capability to sustain yourself in raids.

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